The White House has renewed attention to President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting what the administration describes as “birth tourism,” emphasizing that the practice has been prohibited under the new policy.
In a post shared on its official X account on Saturday, the White House highlighted remarks by Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Homeland Security Adviser, Stephen Miller, who said the executive order effectively ends the practice of travelling to the United States primarily to secure citizenship for a child through birth on American soil.
“That practice of birth tourism is, as of the signing of this order, hereby banned,” Miller was quoted as saying.
“What that means is that no one in the world is anymore allowed to obtain a visa for this fraudulent purpose.”
Miller described the policy as one of the most significant measures introduced by the Trump administration, arguing that it addresses what he considers a longstanding abuse of the U.S. immigration system.
“I would put this in the top three in terms of importance because it ends what has been one of the gravest and most egregious abuses of the American system,” he said.
The administration uses the term “birth tourism” to describe the practice of foreign nationals travelling to the United States with the intention of giving birth there so that their child automatically acquires U.S. citizenship under existing birthright citizenship provisions.
The renewed statement follows President Donald Trump’s signing of two executive orders on Thursday aimed at tightening rules surrounding birthright citizenship, including a specific measure targeting birth tourism.
The policy is expected to generate legal and political debate, particularly among immigration advocates and constitutional scholars, as discussions continue over the scope of executive authority in matters relating to citizenship and immigration.
